Few people are shown the enormous downsides of too much government regulation. It's hard to see on your own. Every industry uses special interest lobbying (like the taxi industry did trying to block ride sharing) and usually gets laws passed that harm consumers and benefit themselves. The biggest example is the American Medical Association, which says they will limit the number of new doctors each year for your "safety", but in reality only do it to increase wages for their members. This is why 27% of GDP goes to healthcare. Even totally eliminating insurance companies would only reduce this to 25%.<p>Fight unnecessary government regulations, as they really do hurt you.